Zhanar Dugalova

Zhanar Dugalova, born on 17 January 1987, is a Kashykian singer-songwriter and presenter. She began singing at a young age and attended the Muusik Kulen Kööraven - The Music School of Kööraven - where she graduated at the age of 14 with a diploma in both singing and piano. After pursuing studies in language she began to focus on singing again and took part in the annual singing contest in Kashykia "Toolaisad na Õru" - Symphonies in the Wind. She placed third in the competition and was signed to Kashyk record label where she recorded her first song Izin Körem sung in Kazakh, a language she spoke with her mother.

Later, she took part in the first edition of Leinen eest Kashiikija - the national selection process for Kashykia's Maia Song Contest entry. She placed first with both the Jury and the Televoters and amassed a total of 106 points earning her the right to represent her country in the first ever edition of the Maia Song Contest

Personal Life
Zhanar Dugalova was born to a Kazakh-Kashyk family and has one older sister. Her father Mikku Dugalov is a Kashykian doctor who worked in the local hospital and her mother Lejla Dugalova was a writer best known for her series of poems regarding nature and peace.